GFI Faults and interior light replacemts

[freewill2008]

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "timvasqz" wrote:
> Bob, did they work before and now brighter and more efficient?
BG: Yes.
> can you see as good under the old style as under the Stephen
Supplied Ballast.
BG: With new tubes and ballasts the dim fixtures became as bright as
the ones that had been working right.
> Just went out and took a look at my bus lights and I need all of
> them on to see as well as my home office with 280w worth of
> incandescent only.
BG: They run dim in winter if the bus is cool inside. They warm up
and get brighter after a few minutes. If all the fixures are the
same brightness (or dimness) you may be seeing the effect of cold.
They also run dim with old tubes and failing ballasts. I don't think
the interior lights are designed to be "office bright". These are
luxury coaches designed for a life of leisure y'know
> then the term Ballast is just a reference we use in place
> of 'thingamajig',
BG: "Ballast" is the name for the old 110AC coil type. The term has
stuck for 12V and 110V solid-state types.
> with the cooler StephenStyle it may be that the tape insulate the
> metal case from heating the thingamajig.
BG: The orginal 12V solid state ballasts in my fixtures were encased
in solid plastic. The designers were not worried about heat.
Bob Griesel 'FC31 WLII WA